Railway-rail fastener.



No. 855,053. PATENTED MAY'28,1907.

- w. s. GLASGOW.

q RAILWAY RAIL FASTENER.

PATENT orrro.

WALTER s. GLAsGoW, or TOLEDO, onio.

RAILWAY-RAIL FASTEN ER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 28, 1907.

Application filed March'29,1907. Serial No. 365,348.

To (ZZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WALTER S. GLASGOW, of Toledo, county of Lucas, and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Rail Fasteners; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form part of this specification.

This invention has reference to railway rail fasteners, and it has particular reference to improved means for fasteningrails upon steel, concrete or reinforced concrete ties. It is desirable in railway construction where such ties are employed that the frame or body of the rail fastener be permanently and immovably affixed to the tie, the fastener body being consequently incapable of adjust:

ment to alter the position of the rails.

The invention has for its object to provide a positive and firm fastening for the rails Where steel or reinforced concrete ties are employed, and also to provide simple and effective means for adjusting the rails when in position.

The invention embodies the novel combination, arrangement and the details of construction hereinafter shown, described and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 shows a rail secured in place by means of my improved fastener, the tie shown'being a steel tie U-shaped in cross section; Fig. 2 is a -sectional elevation on line a;w, Fig. 3 Fig.

3 is a plan view of the fastener in position upon a tie; Fig. 4 is an end view of the same; Fig. 5 is a side view of the cushion or block adapted to support the rail.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates a tie of channel or U-shaped steel, this being the preferred form. The upstanding or vertical flanges 2 of the tie are each notched or cut out to correspond to the cross section of the channeled body 3 of the fastener, the body being arranged transversely of the tie to register with the notches. The 'body of the fastener is provided with end flanges 4 which are riveted to the side flanges 2 of the tie, so that the fastener body is firmly and rigidly secured.

Supported upon the vertical flanges 6 of the channeled body of the fastener are a pair of bolts 7, 7 arranged in opposite directions relative to each other, the vertical flanges being perforated to receive the bolts which are therefore capable of movement longitudinally but are held against vertical movement. Each bolt is screw threaded at one end and provided With a nut 8, 8 thereon,

each nut engaging the'outer face of one of the flanges 6, and the opposite end of the bolts, as at 9, 9, are flattened and extend through elongated perforations in the flanges 6. At intermediate points, so as to assume positions between the flanges 6 the bolts are provided with upwardly extending hooks 10, 10, these hooks being shaped like the head of an ordinary spike and are adapted to engage the base flanges 11 of the rail.

12 is a cushion of suitable shock absorbing material, being preferably constructed of wood soaked in oil or otherwise treated to prevent decay. This cushion is adapted to fill the body 3 and provide a support for the rail, the grain of the wood being arranged lengthwise of the channel of the body. Extending into the upper face of the cushion are a pair of cross grooves 13 and 14' to receive the shanks of the bolts, the upper face of the cushion being sufficiently elevated to support the rail and relieve the bolts from strain by the weight of the rail thereon, and also to permit easy movement of the bolts When they are adjusted.

When the rail is in position, as shown in Fig. 1, the bolts being firmly drawn up, the same will be securely held in place. To shift the rail, the nut on one bolt is loosened and that on the other tightened. By this means the rail may be shifted to a considerable extent, the degree of adjustment being indicated by the dotted outline a, a, Fig. 1. It is apparent that the fastener is adapted for fastening any size of rail, as the bolts may be adjusted to receive any width of rail base. Since the cushion which supports the rail is confined between the vertical flanges of the fastener body, the possibility of crushing the same by the weight thereon is practically eliminated.

It is thus seen that I provide a firm and effective fastening for securing railway rails to a steel or reinforced concrete tie, and I also provide simple and effective means for adjusting the rails relative to each other.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A rail fastener comprising a channeled body secured transversely upon a tie, a railsupporting cushion carried by the body, and fastening bolts passing through the vertical sides of the fastener body, and supported at the ends by said sides, each bolt formed with a hook to engage the rail base, the hooks disposed at an intermediate point between the ends of the bolts, substantially as de-- scribed.

2. A rail fastener comprising a channeled body secured transversely upon a tie, a railsupporting cushion confined between the vertical sides of the body, and a pair of fastening bolts arranged transversely of the body and passing through the sides thereof, each bolt having the shank thereof threaded at one end and provided with a nut thereon and having a rail engaging hook at an intermediate point upon the shank, the bolts arranged in opposite relation to each other, substantially as described.

3. In combination, a U-shaped tie having alined notches cut in the vertical sides thereof, and rail fastening means comprising a U- shaped body arranged transversely of the tie and registering with the notches therein, a pair of bolts supported in the sides of the fastener body, the bolts arranged in opposite relation to each other and provided with hooks at intermediate points to engage the rail base, substantially as described.

4. In combination, a U-shaped tie haying alined notches cut in the vertical sides thereof, and rail fastening means comprising a U- shaped body arranged transversely of the tie and registering with the notches therein, a pair of bolts supported in the sides ol the fastener body, the bolts arranged in opposite relation to each other and provided with hooks at intermediate points to engage the rail base, and a cushioned support for the rail confined between the sides of the fastener body and provided with grooves to receive the bolts, substantially as described.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own I afiix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

IVALTER S. GLASGOW. Witnesses CARL H. KELLER, J. J. -ORANDALL. 

